General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

You can't at the moment and there have been no announcements to say it's coming to YouView.

I stand corrected.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by JustaBloke

I stand corrected.

Just pretend you've had insider info and it's coming soon to Youview.

Do a few more similar posts, and in a few weeks time, it will definitely be coming

Originally Posted by passingbat

Just pretend you've had insider info and it's coming soon to Youview.

Do a few more similar posts, and in a few weeks time, it will definitely be coming

It is. And don't you dare ask me how I know. I'm not going down that path!...

[andy_m]

If now tv did launch on TiVo, am I right in thinking that the youview implementation doesn't allow for the sky sports day pass, just the movies?

[paultrademark]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

How could that launch in this country ?

As far as I'm aware Sky Atlantic has the exclusive linear and On Demand subscription rights for HBO content in the UK.

It can't basically.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by andy_m

If now tv did launch on TiVo, am I right in thinking that the youview implementation doesn't allow for the sky sports day pass, just the movies?

The generic version of Now TV on retail and BT boxes does not allow for live channels so no live Sky Sports, Entertainment or Movies. This is because online channels are broadcast via multicast so have to be sent from the customer's ISP and could not be sent by Sky. Recently, TalkTalk has signed a deal with Sky to send the Sky Sports channels by this method.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

How could that launch in this country ?

As far as I'm aware Sky Atlantic has the exclusive linear and On Demand subscription rights for HBO content in the UK.

I have not done any research so may look a bit silly here, but is it possible the new SA deal superceded the old one with immediate effect, and HBO have written into the new contract that whilst Sky can have the new programming as exclusives but Sky can no longer have exclusive on-demand rights?

HBO may have realized that they can probably make more by selling on-demand rights to non-Sky customers.

EDIT:

Having read the press release, Sky state that Sky Atlantic remains the exclusive home of first run HBO programming, but do not state on demand as exclusive. They do state that on-demand services are available, but there is no mention of exclusivity. Interesting times ahead.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Just had a memo this is not Sky Atlantic coming to VM BTW so don't get excited. Anyway the memo is "coming soon watch all your favourite HBO content on demand on Virgin Media and other providers."
To me this is just adding more fuel to the Nowtv app that is rumoured to be coming to VM this year.

Blinkbox app to launch?

http://www.blinkbox.com/tv/collections/hbo-(241)

Blinkbox has HBO content. Michael Comish, Group Digital Officer at Tesco and co-founder of blinkbox stated last month:

“We expect to see further growth in tablets, games consoles and Smart TVs in 2014 and will be focusing hard on bringing access to great entertainment into more and more homes via the most popular devices.”

I'm sure he is fully aware that Netflix launched on TiVo. It's been long reported that Liberty Global are open to more video on demand services launching.

Of course if Blinkbox can sell HBO shows on an on demand basis in the UK, clearly this isn't a rights window that has been snapped up by SKY. If that is the case then what would stop HBO offering their content, in the same way as Blinkbox, on the Virgin Media platform? Sure not too many people want to be paying to watch a show per episode, but at least you've have access to the content should you want to watch it.

[OLD BOY]

I would pay a subscription, but not PPV. The HBO on demand pure and simple would do me nicely.

Originally Posted by Chad

Blinkbox app to launch?

http://www.blinkbox.com/tv/collections/hbo-(241)

Blinkbox has HBO content. Michael Comish, Group Digital Officer at Tesco and co-founder of blinkbox stated last month:

“We expect to see further growth in tablets, games consoles and Smart TVs in 2014 and will be focusing hard on bringing access to great entertainment into more and more homes via the most popular devices.”

I'm sure he is fully aware that Netflix launched on TiVo. It's been long reported that Liberty Global are open to more video on demand services launching.

Of course if Blinkbox can sell HBO shows on an on demand basis in the UK, clearly this isn't a rights window that has been snapped up by SKY. If that is the case then what would stop HBO offering their content, in the same way as Blinkbox, on the Virgin Media platform? Sure not too many people want to be paying to watch a show per episode, but at least you've have access to the content should you want to watch it.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Chad

Blinkbox app to launch?

http://www.blinkbox.com/tv/collections/hbo-(241)

Blinkbox has HBO content. Michael Comish, Group Digital Officer at Tesco and co-founder of blinkbox stated last month:

“We expect to see further growth in tablets, games consoles and Smart TVs in 2014 and will be focusing hard on bringing access to great entertainment into more and more homes via the most popular devices.”

I'm sure he is fully aware that Netflix launched on TiVo. It's been long reported that Liberty Global are open to more video on demand services launching.

Of course if Blinkbox can sell HBO shows on an on demand basis in the UK, clearly this isn't a rights window that has been snapped up by SKY. If that is the case then what would stop HBO offering their content, in the same way as Blinkbox, on the Virgin Media platform? Sure not too many people want to be paying to watch a show per episode, but at least you've have access to the content should you want to watch it.

Good call Chad it could be that yes.I currently use Blinkbox for movies they do 99p Mondays which these week included Pacific Rim. As soon as i find out anything more i'll let you guys know but i must stress take it as a rumour for now, nothing is gurenteed until it is on the EPG or Apps.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Gunslinger

Maybe. But it depends on rights issues and when contracts next come up to renew. Ireland is a different rights market anyway, and just because VM buy Smallworld doesn't mean it buys the rights to distribute its content over a much bigger customer base.

How long did it take fully to harmonise NTL and C&W, or NTL and Telewest content when those companies merged?

It took Virgin Media 6years and 7months to harmonise all the Ex-NTL and Ex-Telewest areas.

The last channels to harmonise was both WRN Radio and RTE UK Radio in old NTL areas on September 6th 2013.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-channels.html

Virgin Media did launch on Feb. 8th 2007.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...ebruary-8.html

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

As for Sky Bravo not existing - well it doesn't at the moment, but Sky want to launch it when they can get VM to agree, so there's a negotiation there to be had as well. Sky Bravo is a prospective male orientated channel and has nothing to do with ITV Encore.

You may be interested in the link below as you seem to think that Sky Bravo is a figment of my imagination.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...nnel-itv4-dave[COLOR="Silver"]

Thank you for the link, your mistaken if you think I thought you made it up, what I am putting to you is that you are interpreting this story as fact without any firm basis of confirmation from either party involved and then taking this interpretation into other hypothesis of other collaboration involvement that could lead to agreement to acquire other channels. I'm afraid that is very flawed thinking.

As I put it to you before they (sky) have demonstrated the ability to go it alone on exclusives and where a deal is required they are tying into providers such as HBO and ITV, in fact you could argue sky Atlantic was created because of the tie in with HBO.

If sky bravo was to be a rival to itv4 do you think itv would of agree a tie-in?

Now that they have other avenues to market such as IPTV sky does not need virgin as the sad fact us the 3 million or so customers (yes I am guessing the numbers don't hold me to it) is not of great interest when they can go straight to the consumer; via conventional satellite or now through IPTV which I believe is the future.

I do feel that sky bravo, if it were at all exist in any shape of form will not be seen for many many years to come , now if we started a hypothesis that sky wish for VM to take on sky Vegas and sky poker as this would create additional revenue for sky and in turn provide additional funds for VM to acquire sky Atlantic at least it's a hypothesis between channels that exist. I leave that for everyone else to decide

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

It took Virgin Media 6years and 7months to harmonise all the Ex-NTL and Ex-Telewest areas.

The last channels to harmonise was both WRN Radio and RTE UK Radio in old NTL areas on September 6th 2013.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-channels.html

Virgin Media did launch on Feb. 8th 2007.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...ebruary-8.html

Apart from the WRN and RTE Radio stations, all the channels were aligned much earlier than September 2013. If my memory serves me correctly, possibly years!

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Chad

Of course if Blinkbox can sell HBO shows on an on demand basis in the UK, clearly this isn't a rights window that has been snapped up by SKY. If that is the case then what would stop HBO offering their content, in the same way as Blinkbox, on the Virgin Media platform? Sure not too many people want to be paying to watch a show per episode, but at least you've have access to the content should you want to watch it.

Blinkbox rights allow them to display HBO content for purchase , Sky holds the exclusive linear , On Demand and streaming subscription rights for the UK the two are completely different.

[Bananaman_007]

It has to be some kind of PPV service, HBO content is also on the Google Play store so i could quite easily see a TIVO app. Episodes are £1.89 each on google play. I wonder if they will do something like £10 free credit when you sign up to get people interested and use to using the service